War crimes good, exposing them bad http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/03/201139154141620744.html

Bradley Manning is accused of humiliating the political establishment by revealing the complicity of top US officials in carrying out and covering up war crimes. In return for his act of conscience, the US government is torturing him, humiliating him and trying to keep him behind bars for life.The lesson is clear, and soldiers take note: You're better off committing a war crime than exposing one.None of the soldiers who carried out that war crime have been punished,nor have any of the high-ranking officials who authorised it. And that's par for the course. Indeed, committing war crimes is more likely to get a soldier a medal than a prison term